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[Let's just ignore Valetine's Day shall we? Tobias has something else he wants to talk about right now anyway. Such as... well. His room seems to have a nice little pile of blankets set up in front of the camera, with a bunch of eggs tucked into them all snug and warm.]

[He turns the camera from them back to himself, smiling.]

So my Pokemon had a bunch of eggs, and I'd been really busy so I didn't get to put up an offer for them. I think some of them aren't the best pairings, but... hopefully people like them anyway? I started this off to get some Munna eggs, and I've got two available for free. I... noticed a lot of people around here come off of some bad situations, and Munna help with nightmares. They don't cure them completely, but they do help.

I've also got some Espurr, Teddiursa, Pidove, Zorua, Amaura, Charmander, and Flaafy eggs available.

And I should mention to the new people who might not know - I consider myself pretty experienced with any sort of bird-like Pokemon, so if you're ever having trouble with one of them let me know. I might be able to help out and figure out what's wrong.

[He waves and shuts off the feed.]

[[ooc; There's still plenty of eggs left on his post!]]

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No, no, it- it's weird, but flowers. Flowers on a pig, that's pleasant. I like that.

Yeah. I guess maybe it helps with the whole soothing aspect of them? I don't know.

Whatever it is, you've got me looking forward to these mythical pleasanter dreams already.

Well, I'm glad. I'll send it with Pidgey Post and it should show up soon. I'm just happy to help, really.

...Thank you. Thank you a whole lot.

You're welcome. And... I mean it about being able to call me up if you need to.

I really.... I appreciate the offer.

... Only if you want to, though. I don't... want to make it weird or something.

[And he doesn't want to push it, so. Yeah. Powers floats in front of the screen again.]

Muu?

Hey! I was talking to someone, Powers...

[Oh, surprise return of the cute pig. She can't help but laugh reflexively.]

Seems a lot like my Psychic-type, good-natured but nosy... [And has kind of broken some awkwardness on her end.]

It's- look, it's just all new and I don't really- know how to talk about a lot of...it. So I do mean it when I say- thank you, for the nightmare-muncher, for the offer. It's sweet and really helpful, I just haven't...done this before.

Yeah. Regal, my Braviary - he was my starter - likes to poke his beak into my calls, too.

... No, I totally get it. I... had trouble at the beginning, too. And then after I got back it was... really hard. But... even if it's hard, I think it's... better this way.

Got back...?

Oh. Are you someone who's um...been here, and back to your world, and back here again?

Yeah. Only a week went by here, but it was almost a year at home.

Uh. ...Wow. That sure is some difference.

Yeah. It... well. I'm glad I know how things ended up there, even if I wish it could have gone better.

[She doesn't know what Tobias went back to. But with how he's talking, how she recognizes that tone-
it must have been something devastating.]

...I'm really sorry.

... Yeah. But... it's not bad here. It's... peaceful, a lot of the time. You can make a life here that you might not have had a chance to make back home. It's not a replacement, it's different, but it's... good to have.

You can never go home?

[Wait-]

You don't have to answer that! I- if this is, we can just...stop.

No, I...

[He looks down, letting out a deep breath, before looking up again.]

I can, I mean I'm not dead, but... but someone I cared about... a lot... died in our last battle. So...

[She gasps, one hand over her mouth. Stares...and swallows.]

I'm... I- I'm so sorry, I-

...I, um...it wasn't in a... battle, but... A friend I- ...someone who was very close to me, he also...

... Yeah. I... I get it.

If you ever... want to talk about it, just let me know.

[She sucks in a breath.] I- yeah, it's a bit too- um... fresh, right now.

[Dead, and I don't even have the chance to yell at him, or make right with him, or apologize, do I want to apologize? I do, but-]

But, uh... Thank you. You- um, you too.

That's... understandable. It's just an offer. And... thanks. Even if I'm not sure you'd believe me...

[He smiles a little bit. Even if it's not so weird here compared to Pokemon being... Pokemon, his story's still pretty weird.]

[She snorts very lightly. Her lips quirk into a sort of dull half-smile.]

It'd take a lot for that to happen. Trust me. I'm pretty open to the weird and inexplicable.